[cod] cpu usage patch? :)

[Luca Fabbro]

The problem isn't in your top reading but it's in the way that kernel 2.4.X 
measures cpu usage.
Top reports, for certain processes, a low cpu usage while the real usage is 
high.
In 2.6.X kernels the cpu measure is more accurate.

At 15.22 05/10/2004, you wrote:
>I am running normal i686 Kernel Version, no 64bit stuff yet.
>Version 2.4.27
>
>deltaray
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: info at winnetou.nl [mailto:info at winnetou.nl]
> > Sent: Dienstag, 5. Oktober 2004 14:40
> > To: cod at icculus.org
> > Subject: RE: [cod] cpu usage patch? :)
> >
> > Could this be linux distribution specific?
> > I'm running an amd64 system aswell but with fedora core 2,
> > and I do have the problems.
> >
> > > This is really strange.
> > > Have played with 8 ppl yesterday on my server and the CPU usage was
> > > near zero.
> > >
> > > Ahtlon64 3000+
> > > 1 GB Ram
> > > Debian Linux
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Delta(ray)
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Boco [mailto:loneboco at gmail.com]
> > >> Sent: Samstag, 2. Oktober 2004 05:33
> > >> To: cod at icculus.org
> > >> Subject: Re: [cod] cpu usage patch? :)
> > >>
> > >> Well, don't worry.  The next patch will have much lower CPU levels.
> > >> http://www.iwnation.com/Forums/index.php?showtopic=10115&view>
> > >> findpost&p=87589
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: Mark J. DeFilippis <defilm at acm.org>
> > >> Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2004 23:03:03 -0400
> > >> Subject: Re: [cod] cpu usage patch? :)
> > >> To: cod at icculus.org
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>  You hit the nail on the head. I think a private email was
> > the proper
> > >> thing to do. I am no business entrepreneur, to the contrary I 0 of
> > >> those skills. But it is obvious.
> > >>
> > >>  The "silence" as well is deafening.  I hope they realize
> > just  what
> > >> percentage of the servers out there  are Linux based.
> > This is also
> > >> true because like many  folks on this list that lease virtual
> > >> servers, they have created  control panels such that even
> > the Windows
> > >> folk can  use a Linux server to host their servers these days.
> > >>
> > >
> >
> >